About this episode
In this episode, we explore the corporate leadership failures of the British East India Company leading up to the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. We examine how cultural insensitivity, aggressive administration, and a major communication breakdown over rifle cartridges sparked one of the largest armed uprisings in colonial history.Chapters00:00 The Gathering Storm01:43 The Sepoys and Mounting Resentment03:38 The Greased Cartridge Controversy09:55 The Outbreak of Rebellion15:13 Brutal Retaliation and Sieges18:57 Aftermath and Lessons Learned
